![]() ![]() Torn between love for her brother and impatience with the responsibilities and embarrassment he brings, she strives to be on her parents' radar and to establish an identity of her own. Others are more subtle and shed light on issues in Catherine's own life. ![]() No toys in the fish tank” is one of many rules that 12-year-old Catherine shares with her autistic younger brother, David, to help him understand his world. The loss prompts her to start asking the people in her community hard questions-questions everyone has always been too afraid to ask.įull of humanity, Pieces of Why is a timely story that addresses grief, healing, and forgiveness, told through the eyes of a gifted girl who hears rhythm and song everywhere in her life. But when a shooting happens in her neighborhood and she learns the truth about the crime that sent her father to prison years ago, Tia finds she can't sing anymore. ![]() Tia's dream is to change the world with her voice and by all accounts, she might be talented enough. ![]() Tia lives with her mom in a high-risk neighborhood in New Orleans and loves singing gospel in the Rainbow Choir with Keisha, her boisterous and assertive best friend. From the award winning author of Fat Kid Rules the World and The Liberation of Gabriel King comes a lyrical, middle grade gem that asks all the hard questions and hits all the right notes-perfect for fans of Cynthia Rylant and Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine ![]()
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